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[-Muta-]

They are looking forward to see if 3rd person view should be implemented. What do you think?

[Karyudo ds]

I think these forums are never complete without a recent 3rd person poll. Thank you sir.

[Flossme]

Who is they??! I think this issue has been brought up time and time again. With MWO(aka PPC Online), poptarting is wrecking this game - it would be even more stupid to have this implemented.

Brawling against effective teams is a thing of the past. Short range weapons are useless when compared to the firepower/firing rate PPCs give. The current game has tipped the scales so that it has become dull and boring. As much as I love to win, this game is not fun anymore because it ends up being a snooze fest of who has the better snipers sitting behind cover. If I want to take a brawling mech, I will be torn apart before I get within a sniff of poptarting mechs.

Many members in KaoS legion think that this game needs to be revamped to bring balance back to all the weapon classes. Turn up the heat on PPCs/fix the effectiveness of missiles/give short range weapons a bit of a boost. I loved going in and brawling, firing weapons, dodging and running around buildings - made for great action and game play. Now it is standing behind a hill and poptarting.

And trust me, we (KaoS Legion) can poptart like champs - but it has turned many of us away because the fun factor is gone. Implementing 3rd person will only make it worse.

[Dexion]

I think you misread the Update, they don't want to know if we want 3rd person. We are getting it.

[zraven7]

Of course I don't want it implemented. Still, it's coming.

Alright, this is becoming a very, very different game from past iterations of Mechwarrior or Battletech.

Thing is, hasn't every iteration been very, very different from the past one?

The video game world has evolved drastically since the last official Mechwarrior game. PC gaming and Console gaming are starting to merge in a way that was entirely impossible even 5 years ago. Because of this, companies are making certain concessions to the current gamer. One of these is a third person mode.

I, personally, have some extremely mixed feelings about third person, but I'm not overly ken on it happening. They are saying it will be a different server, and they are saying it will be put through test servers before full implementation.

I think we should, honestly, just wait it out. This game is still in a Beta state, and it's entirely possible that third-person will hit the test servers and flop.

In the end, they want their game to succeed, and they will implement what is popular. Lets just honestly try whatever they test, and give them honest feedback. The rest will handle itself.

[Sabazial]

It's coming regardless if we want it or not, expect this thread to be locked as the topic has already been flogged to death, resurrected and killed again.. twice.

[Aslena]

I honestly think that 3rd person will kill the game as most of the current player base will quit and flame the game on gaming websites.

[BigMekkUrDakka]

freakkin NO!

[Vasces Diablo]

3rd person isn't about the current community. It's a tool to try and attract new players. It's going to happen, you won't be forced to use it, and PGi claims you won't be forced to play against it.

I'm pretty sure that its been stated (no link, sorry) that 3rd person have restricted capabilities and will be more of a "beginners mode". My guess is that most 1st person players will steamroll someone playing in 3rd person.

Do I want it personally, no. Will I play a game or two to see my paint, sure. Do I think it will affect the games I play, prob not, but I suppose we'll have to wait and see.

[Chou Senwan]

Well, if they've nerfed poptarting with reticule shake, it's possible that 3rd person won't really be a factor.

[Bhael Fire]

I think it's a horrible idea to implement outside of Testing Grounds. Dividing up the match queue for something like that seems too risky.

I find it very odd that they would create separate queue's for 3rd person view matches, but not something that a vast number of players actually want: PUG vs. PUG only.

[Daetrin Voltari]

I say no.

On the other hand the only thing more annoying than 3rd person view is yet another thread on 3rd person. It's coming. Period. If you don't like it (and I don't) you have two choices. Get over it or leave. Personally I'm not going anywhere.

[BigMekkUrDakka]

for me 3rd person view says that developers lack guts, devotion and determination to create excellent mechwarrior game, and want make some fast money with another "world of shootin cardboards" game, which is saddens me because there isn't much new and worthy on-line gaming projects (QL, DOTA2, PLS2 for me) and MWO have all the potential to be of those games that will be played for 5 or even 10 years.
so i have slight glimpse of hope but pretty sure that this going downhill (
sorry to post that but thats how i feel (

[Pinselborste]

you guys know that they first test it on the test server, if it wont work there it will not come to the game. so the best thing is to wait and than test it on the test server once its running.

[MeatForBrains]

Belphegore, on 04 June 2013 - 11:05 AM, said:

It's coming regardless if we want it or not, expect this thread to be locked as the topic has already been flogged to death, resurrected and killed again.. twice.

NO WE MUST FIGHT!@E#

[Oppresor]

Mutaroc, on 04 June 2013 - 09:41 AM, said:

They are looking forward to see if 3rd person view should be implemented. What do you think?

I am OK with the idea of 3rd Person, after all we had it in Mech Assault 2. The only proviso for me is that it should be selectable and not replace the standard 2nd Person view we have at the moment. 3rd Person can remove the blinkers and allow you to see more in a fire fight, but it's not as realistic as 2nd Person.

[Bhael Fire]

Oppresor, on 05 June 2013 - 01:24 PM, said:

I am OK with the idea of 3rd Person, after all we had it in Mech Assault 2. The only proviso for me is that it should be selectable and not replace the standard 2nd Person view we have at the moment. 3rd Person can remove the blinkers and allow you to see more in a fire fight, but it's not as realistic as 2nd Person.

2nd person camera? What?

[CommandoBran]

What the hell PGI? WE SAID NO!

[Telemetry]

I know a lot of people that will leave if this comes to the live servers. This is another example of how they are out of touch with their player base. They hijacked the MechWarrior universe to leverage their devoted player base, then they ignore us. Fact of the matter is, we know the game/universe better than they do and we respect it. They don't. They see it as a chance to make money. it is a vehicle for wealth, not something from the heart with making money as a secondary thought. I am about $800 into this game and I will walk away if 3rd person goes live. This rant is not only based on 3rd person, it is based on being a founder helping the game since closed beta, and seeing how they make decisions and fail to provide a quality product to those who keep their company afloat. I really hope someone with sense in that company steps up and puts their foot down. Enough is enough. Weapon balancing, ECM fiasco, JJ pop tarts, horrible net code, engine crash bugs not fixed in over a year, the list goes on.

[BlackBeltJones]

Telemetry, on 05 June 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

I know a lot of people that will leave if this comes to the live servers. This is another example of how they are out of touch with their player base. They hijacked the MechWarrior universe to leverage their devoted player base, then they ignore us. Fact of the matter is, we know the game/universe better than they do and we respect it. They don't. They see it as a chance to make money. it is a vehicle for wealth, not something from the heart with making money as a secondary thought. I am about $800 into this game and I will walk away if 3rd person goes live. This rant is not only based on 3rd person, it is based on being a founder helping the game since closed beta, and seeing how they make decisions and fail to provide a quality product to those who keep their company afloat. I really hope someone with sense in that company steps up and puts their foot down. Enough is enough. Weapon balancing, ECM fiasco, JJ pop tarts, horrible net code, engine crash bugs not fixed in over a year, the list goes on.

As a MWO founder why are you not playing the game your money funded: MW Tactics?